Drayton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Corby, 17 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 75 miles north-west of London. Drayton lies just north of the Northamptonshire border. Drayton falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is Market Harborough.
Drayton is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.
Ceremonial County | Leicestershire |
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Historic County | Leicestershire |
Administrative County | Leicestershire |
Drayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is LE16 8RQ.
Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Drayton is Market Harborough. Drayton is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Drayton is located at position 52.52149° latitude and -0.77744° longitude.
Latitude | 52.52149° |
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Longitude | -0.77744° |
The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 483048 and northing 292215 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 483048 |
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Northing | 292215 |
Position of Drayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the town.
Position of Drayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the city.